Pakistan have to set aside off-field controversies to hunt their first series win in four years by winning the second Test already underway in Wellington, as hosts New Zealand struggle for form. Unable to host international cricket at home due to security concerns and plagued by corruption charges, Pakistan have not won a Test series since defeating the West Indies in early 2007.
But after crushing the Black Caps by 10 wickets in the first Test, the tourists are in prime position to go 2-0 up and record a clean sweep in the two-match series.
Pakistan Coach Waqar Younis complimented his boys for maintaining their focus on the pitch as team-mates Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer faced corruption hearings in Doha.
"It's not that we've been playing bad cricket, it's just that the controversy has just been following us," he said.
Test squads for second test:
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Tim McIntosh, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Reece Young, Tim Southee, Brent Arnel, Chris Martin, James Franklin, Daryl Tuffey.
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Adnan Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Tanvir Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz.
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New Zealand vs. Pakistan
2nd Test
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January 15-19, 2011, 11:00 local time (22:00 GMT)
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